Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig
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Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig (born 1958) was Prime Minister of Mauritania
from 1997 to 1998. A member of the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal
, Guig was the Prime Minister between stints by Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
. At the time of his appointment, Guig was a 39 year old political novice.
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
from 1997 to 1998. A member of the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal
Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal
The Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal is a political party in Mauritania. Formerly known as the Democratic and Social Republican Party , , the grouping has changed its identity and adjusted its political stance following the 2005 coup...
, Guig was the Prime Minister between stints by Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna is a Mauritanian political figure. He was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 2 January 1996 to 18 December 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 July 1998 to 16 November 1998, and Prime Minister again from 16 November 1998 to 6 July 2003 under President...
. At the time of his appointment, Guig was a 39 year old political novice.